Avenal

Population: 13,441
Median household income: $52,986
Median home value: $224,800

Avenal is a community in Kings County, California, home to 13,441 residents. At $52,986, its median household income sits below Kings County's $68,750.

Between 2019 and 2023, Avenal's population grew 3.7% from 12,961 to 13,441, while its median home value rose 47.4% from $152,500 to $224,800.

Owners occupy 44.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,441
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,986
Median home value: $224,800
Median gross rent: $1,060
Housing units: 3,085
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,96113,441

Median household income

$41,114$52,986

Median home value

$152,500$224,800

Median gross rent

$856$1,060

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,961	$41,114	$152,500	$856
2020	13,033	$49,781	$144,800	$882
2021	13,881	$52,080	$180,200	$955
2022	13,423	$51,902	$211,100	$1,043
2023	13,441	$52,986	$224,800	$1,060

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3419.4%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 743.6%

75 and over1.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	936	7.0%
5 to 17	2,738	20.4%
18 to 24	1,154	8.6%
25 to 34	2,611	19.4%
35 to 44	2,448	18.2%
45 to 54	1,609	12.0%
55 to 64	1,257	9.4%
65 to 74	482	3.6%
75 and over	206	1.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,050	7.8%
Black or African American	421	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.5%
Asian	146	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.2%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	100	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,626	86.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma48.8%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree2.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,206	48.8%
High school graduate	2,171	25.2%
Some college or associate's	1,856	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	211	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	169	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled17.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,859	74.2%
Carpooled	670	17.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	85	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	69	1.8%
Other means	172	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	877	23.2%
15 to 29 min	862	22.8%
30 to 44 min	1,170	30.9%
45 to 59 min	332	8.8%
60+ min	545	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.50
Poverty rate: 22.1% (2,279 of 10,333)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,643	89.6%
Nonfamily households	306	10.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,949	95.6%
Vacant	136	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,322	44.8%
Renter-occupied	1,627	55.2%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,994	64.6%
1-unit, attached	45	1.5%
2 to 4 units	252	8.2%
5 to 19 units	508	16.5%
20 or more units	116	3.8%
Mobile home & other	170	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0603302
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.0311, -120.1162